Following on from this-
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/stan-s...-to-rugby-s-pub-blackout-20210221-p574gt.html
Perth red says being part of Racing NSW is negative- The following quote proves it ain't so.
"While Rugby Australia remain hopeful a deal will be done as soon as possible, sources with knowledge of the Tabcorp deal have told the
Herald a resolution is unlikely.
Tabcorp officials were initially concerned Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’landys - who is also the chairman of the ARL Commission - had not been consulted prior to the deal being done, and continue to see little upside to having rugby competing with racing for screens in pubs.
The other two providers of satellite feeds to pubs - Optus and Foxtel - are not viable partners for Stan as the former has limited coverage in venues across the country, and the latter not only lost the rugby rights to Nine but will be showing NRL" SMH
Checkmate- He can use the cover of his position of NSW racing to grant favors to the NRL.
Thier is something good about the sport of kings and rugby League and Vlandy has used his postion(s) masterfully to rubuke nine and ra ra